Does Religion Stave Off the Grave? Religious Affiliation in One's Obituary and Longevity

被引:11
作者
Wallace, Laura E. [1 ]
Anthony, Rebecca [2 ]
End, Christian M. [3 ]
Way, Baldwin M. [4 ]
机构
[1] Ohio State Univ, Dept Psychol, 225 Psychol Bldg 1835 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[2] Ohio State Univ, Coll Med, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[3] Xavier Univ, Dept Psychol, Cincinnati, OH 45207 USA
[4] Ohio State Univ, Psychol Dept, Inst Behav Med Res, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
longevity; religion; health; volunteering; social integration; personality; UNITED-STATES; SELF-ESTEEM; MORTALITY; ATTENDANCE; HEALTH; CONTEXT; SERVICES; INVOLVEMENT; ASSOCIATION; GRATITUDE;
D O I
10.1177/1948550618779820
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Self-reported religious service attendance has been linked with longevity. However, previous work has largely relied on self-report data and volunteer samples. Here, mention of a religious affiliation in obituaries was analyzed as an alternative measure of religiosity. In two samples (N = 505 from Des Moines, IA, and N = 1,096 from 42 U.S. cities), the religiously affiliated lived 9.45 and 5.64 years longer, respectively, than the nonreligiously affiliated. Additionally, social integration and volunteerism partially mediated the religion-longevity relation. In Study 2, exploratory analyses suggested that the religion-longevity association was moderated by city-level religiosity and city-level personality. In cities with low levels of trait openness, the nonreligiously affiliated had reduced longevity in highly religious cities relative to less religious cities, consistent with the religion-as-social-value hypothesis. Conversely, in cities with high levels of openness, the opposite trend was observed, suggesting a spillover effect of religion. The religiously affiliated were less influenced by these cultural factors.
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页码:662 / 670
页数:9
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